When the University of Illinois' Board of Trustees announced its decision to remove its 81-year mascot, Chief Illiniwek, on Feb. 16, 2007, it represented what many consider to be an important step in ...

It's also ironic that the adoption of Native symbols by civic organizations often dates back to a time when Native American children were being taken from reservations and sent to boarding schools ...

She hopes common ground can be met among those in opposition, including those who say that eliminating Native American mascots and symbols only alienate Native Americans themselves. To her, it's ...

'Dress up and play Indian': Why do civic groups use Native American symbols? Daniel Gonzalez, Arizona Republic. Fri, April 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM UTC. 11 min read.

Onondaga Nation Clan Mother Wendy Gonyea remembers walking into the Westhill High School gym and coming face to face with an enormous blue image of a Native American on the wall.

April 12, 2023; States Were Adding Lessons About Native American History—Then Came the Anti-CRT Movement States Were Adding Lessons About Native American History—Then Came the Anti-CRT Movement ...

Many local Native American organizations supported and contributed to the school’s use of the Warroad Warrior logo. Both the name and logo were upheld by the National Coalition Against Racism in ...

The New York Board of Regents is expected to approve a policy barring school nicknames like “the Warriors.” A provision allows their use if a tribal nation endorses them.

FILE - Blaine Cook, a retired U.S. Forest Service forest management scientist, walks through a logging site in the Black Hills National Forest, on July 14, 2021, near Custer City, S.D.

A new Native American monument was unveiled in Sacramento's Capitol Park. A symbol of indigenous history, the statue of Miwok leader and preservationist William J. Franklin Sr. is now cemented in ...

A 1978 federal law, the Indian Child Welfare Act, aims to keep Native children under the care of relatives or tribe members, whenever safe and possible. by Tiffany Tan May 22, 2024, 3:58 pm May 22 ...